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BTS (Bangtan Boys), a seven-membered idol group, held their first ever concert in Hong Kong, ‘BTS Live Trilogy Episode II. The Red Bullet’ on Saturday, 29 August 2015! The Hong Kong stop was also the last stop for the 2nd half of 2015 BTS Live Trilogy tour, which began in June 2015.

On the day of the concert, A.R.M.Ys (Bangtan Boys’ fans) arrived early at the concert venue and queued to enter the concert hall, all ready and excited to meet their idols. BTS performed numerous of their hit songs, such as Boy In Luv and N.O. During Propose, BTS’ vocal line (Jin, Jimin, V and Jungkook) serenaded their fans with their voices and beautiful harmony.

At the concert, the members of BTS and Hong Kong A.R.M.Y celebrated leader Rap Monster‘s and youngest member Jungkook’s birthday. During the speech segment, fans and the BTS members sang a birthday song for both of them. BTS members V, Suga, Jin, J-Hope and Jimin also attempt their best to speak in Cantonese and English which left the fans laughing.

Things to expect on that day would be a showcase, group photo session (VVIP ticket holders), high 5 session (VVIP and Major General ticket holders) as well as a lucky draw where 100 fans will get a special gift from BTS!

Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesian A.R.M.Y, be prepared because BTS is coming to Indonesia! This 7 membered Korean boygroup which is consisting of Rap Monster, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook will be coming to Indonesia for the first time. It has been announced by PT SH Elim Jaya Entertainment previously that they are going to bring BTS to Jakarta for a Fanmeeting & Showcase on September 11th 2015. The event itself is titled as “2015 FIRST SH Power Music with BTS and KM”.

The fanmeet and showcase will be held at The Kasablanka Hall Jakarta for 2.5 hours. BTS is scheduled to sing around 10 – 15 songs. Besides, BTS promised to make all the fans in Indonesia happy by giving their best for this upcoming event in Indonesia. “BTS will give so many surprises for all fans in Indonesia, there will be games, high touch event, and others, please anticipate for it” said Romi, the representative from PT SH Elim Jaya Entertainment on the press conference held on 30th July 2015 at Snowbay Water Park, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

This showcase will be opened by KM, an Indonesian girlgroup who is managed under SH Entertainment as the opening performer. KM is scheduled to sing 5 songs.

The presale of ticket has started from July 24th 2015 until July 28th 2015 and was said to receive good response so far. “The VVIP section is sold out, the reguler sales will be started as soon as possible for all sections except the VVIP” Marchelhya, the other representative from PT SH Elim Jaya Entertainment explained. A 10% discount and a snowbay ticket pass are given for all ticket holders who bought the presale tickets. The ticket price ranges from Rp 700.000,- to Rp 3.000.000,-. The sections are divided into five different sections which are VVIP, Major General, Major, Sergant, and Soldier respectively.

VVIP ticket holders will be getting high touch and photo session pass and Major General ticket holders will be getting the high touch pass only. For the other sections, don’t worry, you can be one of the lucky 100 fans to get a gift from BTS. Do you want to be the lucky fan?

Be sure to stay tuned on SH Entertainment’s twitter for more information and updates about the event!

Article and photo by: Angela

We would like to thank SH Entertainment for extending the invitation to StarArena for this press conference.

Bangtan Boys (BTS) will be holding a fan meet and showcase in Indonesia on the 11th of September 2015. The promoter, SH Entertainment announced on 23rd of July 2015 that the event will be held at The Kasablanka Hall.

BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, is a 7 member South Korean boyband consisting of Rap Monster, Jimin, J-Hope, Suga, V, Jungkook and Jin will be coming to Indonesia to meet their fans.

This event will begin at 4pm, with the hi5 session and group photo taking session. VVIP ticket holders will be able to participate in both the hi5 and group photo taking session; Major General ticket holders will be able to participate in the hi5 session. At 6pm, BTS will begin their performance of their hit songs, followed by one hour of fan interaction consisting of games and many more.

From 24th July until 28th July 2015, pre-sale of the tickets will commence. Pre-sale tickets will be available online and offline on indotix.com and online on yes24.co.id. Customers who purchase the tickets during this pre-sale period will have a 10% discount and a free ticket to SnowBay Waterpark TMII Jakarta.

BTS wants to take up the challenge of acting in Hong Kong martial arts movie? Read on to find out more! (Photo provided by: JACSO Entertainment)

14 July 2015, Hong Kong – BTS will be holding their last stop of their ‘2015 BTS Live Trilogy in Hong Kong: Episode II. The Red Bullet’ world tour at Hong Kong’s Asia World Expo, Arena on the 29th of August this year. Since it is BTS’ first solo concert in Hong Kong, the organisers, Sun Entertainment Culture (太陽娛樂) and JACSO Entertainment (加秀娛樂) have decided to let everybody know more about them through an exclusive interview.

When asked about what they would like to do in Hong Kong, Rap Monster, Suga and Jungkook mentioned that they are excited about the food in Hong Kong, especially the street food. They added that they have heard that Hong Kong is a food paradise and are really excited to try out the food when they are there. Suga exclaimed that he would like to eat Hong Kong fishballs (魚蛋) while Jungkook commented that he wanted to learn Wing Chun (a type of Chinese martial arts) from his idol, Donnie Yen (甄子丹 – a very famous Hong Kong actor; Martial arts artiste). Jungkook: “Donnie Yen is my idol, he is really handsome and cool!”. We do hope that he will have the chance to learn Wing Chun from Donnie Yen one day!

It is a well known fact that BTS can dance and sing well; are there any type of drama or variety shows that the BTS members are interested in and would like to attempt? Jimin immediated responded that he wants to try acting and all the members were very supportive of him. V and Jungkook mentioned that if they were given the chance, they would like to participate in a Hong Kong martial arts movie and assured that they will do their best in it.

It is BTS’ first solo concert in Hong Kong, but it is not their first visit as they have been there for MAMA. All the members stated that Hong Kong fans are very enthusiastic and Suga added on saying: “Especially the overflowing love from Hong Kong fans. It made me wonder why Hong Kong is the last stop of this tour? We should have come here earlier!”. Jin also conveyed that there were many Hong Kong fans who went to Seoul for their fansigns and that made him want to meet Hong Kong fans as soon as possible; and to perform for them.

All the members are born after the year 1990 and even though there is still some years before they all turn 25, what would be some goals or wishes they would like to accomplish before they turn 25? Regarding this question, the eldest member, Jin, said that he wants to travel with the members while he is still young, fit and healthy. With this, all the members agreed with this suggestion and stated that it has been a long time since they had the time to play/travel around.

The members seemed really close with one another and it is a surprise that they did not know each other before they formed BTS. The members added that they had a deep impression of V. Jin and Suga then teased V saying that in the past, V was very tanned and jokingly asked if he was wearing dark-brown socks today. Rap Monster comforted V by saying, “The reason why we have been improving is because of V!”. Jimin, the last member who joined BTS, said that he did not really have friends initially and added, “Thanks to V’s care and concern, I was able to adapt and be comfortable quickly so I am very grateful to him”. When asked about if they were awkward with one another when they stayed in the dorm together, they recalled that they were not awkward with each other but what really bothered them then were the number of mosquitoes in the dorm. Jin recalled: “It was the first time that I have seen so many mosquitoes, it was terrible.”Suga: ‘It was like a mosquito breeding ground!“.

BTS had debuted for 2 years and have been gaining popularity and recognition. To those who do not know who is BTS, how would you introduce yourself to them? J-Hope: “希望哥 (which literally means Hope Brother)”. Jimin: “Chim Chim”. Rap Monster: “Rap Mon!”. Jungkook would introduce himself using his original name, while Jin confidently said, “帥人 (which literally means handsome human’).” Suga: “閔Suga 天才 (which means Min Suga Genius).”. V: “V最型 (which means V-the-most fashionable)”. All the members of BTS were very interested in learning Cantonese and even asked the translator to teach them words such as ‘pretty girl’ and ‘I love you’. Hopefully they would be able to make use of what they have learnt during the concert!

We would like to thank JACSO Entertainment for providing us with the transcript of their interview with Bangtan Boys (BTS) and this press release.

This press release has been translated into English for our readers. However, there might be some points whereby certain phrases and words may not be entirely accurate translated and fitting to describe what was said exactly. Nevertheless, we have tried our best to translate it as accurately as possible and do feel free to point out if we have missed out or mis-translated a certain point. Enjoy!

Jakarta, Indonesia – Korean Wave (Hallyu), especially K-POP, is always be a phenomenon. There are at least one or two K-POP concert be held in Indonesia. In the middle of this year, PT. SH ELIM JAYA Entertainment is going to make an event where the fans can interact directly with their idols through “2015 FIRST SH Power Music with BTS”.

This event is going to be held on September 11 2015 in Jakarta. This showcase will be attended by one of the most loved K-POP boy groups nowadays which is Bangtan Boys (BTS) and open stage will be performance by girl group from Indonesia called KM. According to the plan, the fans will be able to interact with their idol for about 2 hours and half, and surely the fans are going to have a chance to take a picture, fan signing, do handshake, play games, and other activities with their idol.

BangtanBoys, also known as BTS, is a seven-member boy group from South Korea with J Hope, Jungkook, Rap Monster, V, Suga, Jimin and Jin as the members. They debuted on June 13, 2013 with the song “No More Dream“. They have won several “New Artist of the Year” awards, including those at the 2013 Melon Music Awards and Golden Disk Awards, and the 2014 Seoul Music Awards. Through the achievements they have got, BTS’ popularity is now going worldwide. In Indonesia, BTS’ fan club, which is called “Army”, is one of the most active fan clubs. The Promoter of this event is really hoping that this fan meeting will be able to satisfy the fans in Indonesia since it will be the first time for BTS to come to Indonesia. The online ticket sales will be starting on 24th July 2015.

BangtanBoys (BTS) will be holding their last stop of ‘2015 BTS Live Trilogy: Episode II. The Red Bullet’ in Hong Kong on the 29 August 2015, 7pm at the Asiaworld-expo, Arena. Tickets will be priced at HK$1580(VIP)*, $1280, $880 and $480. There will be limited VIP tickets available (300 ticket holders) and VIP ticket holders will get a chance to have a Hi-5 session prior to the concert. The organisers have announced that the online tickets sales will commence on 15 July 2015, 10am at http://www.hkticketing.com. Tickets can be purchased at all HK Ticketing outlets (including Tom Lee and K11 Select) from 16th July 2015 onwards.

Indonesia, Jakarta 3 November 2014 – On 10th January 2015, Jakarta will be the house of Best of Best Concert in Jakarta. The Concert will be placed at Lapangan D Senayan Jakarta. The guest line up for this concert are Girls Generation, SHINee, Bangtan Boys (BTS), and Winner. This concert was held by PT. SH Elim Jaya Entertainment together with Sinchunoung Agency.

Best of Best Concert is an Omnibus Concert Brand owned by Sinchunoung Agency, based in South Korea. Before Jakarta, Best of Best Concert has been held in several countries such as Nanjing, Taipei, Hongkong, and Guangzhou. Best of Best Concert has its guest based on its name, the line up guest should be the best of the best from each categories.

PT. SH Elim Jaya Entertainment decided to bring the Best of Best Concert to Jakarta with Girls Generation, SHINee, Bangtan Boys (BTS), and Winner as its guest line up.

Girl’s Generation is a girl group debuted under SM Entertainment. From 2007, the girls has released several hits songs such as Gee, Genie, Oh!, The Boys, I Got a Boy, and their latest album Mr. Mr. Girl’s Generation has gained popularity not only in Korea but also worldwide such as United States, Europe, Asia. Mr. Mr. has won the first place on the iTunes album chart at seven countries and regions. Last June, ‘Mr. Mr’ was selected as the American Times ‘2014 Best Song 25’ and the song was the only Asian song on the list.

SHINee is a 5 member boy group under SM Entertainment. The group consist Onew, Key, Jonghyun, Minho, and Taemin. SHINee was widely known by their bizzare yet unique stage outfit. Beside that, SHINee also known by their highly complicated coreography compared to the other boy group. At this Best of Best Concert, it will be their 4th time meeting with Indonesian’s SHINee World.

Bangtan Boys or usually called BTS, is a boy group consist of Rap Monster, J-Hope, V, Jin, Suga, Jimin, and Jungkook under Big Hit Entertainment. Debuted in 2013, by maintaining their bad boy concept, BTS has gained their popularity world wide and their fans called themself A.R.M.Y. BTS has released several single such as No More Dream, We Are Bulletproof, Boy in Luv, and their latest single, Danger.

Winner is a new boygroup debuted under YG Entertainment. Consist of Kang Seungyoon, Song Mino, Kim Jinwoo, Nam Taehyun, and Lee Seunghoon. Although they just debuted several months ago, their already gained their popularity trough a reality show called WIN (Who is next?) which allow them to win the competition and debuted with the name WINNER.

Get ready for a massive performance by Korea’s fastest growing boy band as we welcome them to Kpop crazy, Singapore

As part of their first ever Asian tour, BTS will be Performing for One Night only on Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at The Star Theatre – The Star Performing Arts Centre. Be prepared for a concert which promises high energy, exciting dance routines and an adrenaline pumping experience with BTS.

South Korean Seven Member Hip-Hop group BTS is birthed by Big Hit Entertainment, the company which manages other renowned names such as GLAM and 2AM. The Bangtan Boys (RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan) translated as: Bulletproof Boy Scouts, also known as BTS, debuted on June 13, 2013 with their first title song No More Dream followed by We Are Bulletproof Pt.II.

Inadvertently, leading to their subsequent win of South Korea’s “New Artist of the Year” Award and several other music accolades, including the 2013 MelOn Music Award and Golden Disk Award; 2014 Seoul Music Award and Gaon Chart K-Pop Award, with multiple other prestigious nominations at major music award ceremonies.

Up their alley, these eye-candy Korean dynamites also boast of their own variety show called The Rookie King: Channel Bangtan which aired on the SBS MTV channel for a total of eight fabulously popular episodes.

BTS kicked off their Asian tour in October starting with a 3 day sold out concert in Seoul, Korea and will be performing in Japan, Manila before heading to our sunny shores and finally rounding off the tour in Bangkok, Thailand in December.

Do not miss the ever popular culture that South Korea is famously known for in these recent years: Their very artistically and glamorously packaged Boy Bands, internationally renowned music and superbly talented personalities.